The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced that the agency’s Trash Bash event will take place April 21 through April 23, coinciding with Earth Day.
Trash Bash is an opportunity for volunteers to help beautify the state’s roadside areas by picking up trash and debris. INDOT encourages individuals, organizations, businesses and active Adopt-a-Highway groups to sign up to participate along two-lane roads with lower traffic volume between Friday, April 21 and Sunday, April 23, in an effort to clean up roadside areas.
In past years, INDOT and Trash Bash participants collected thousands of bags of trash, filling hundreds of dumpsters worth of litter and debris.
To participate in Trash Bash, contact INDOT customer service by phone at 855-463-6848. Signed waivers are required for all participants. Volunteers will be connected with an INDOT Trash Bash coordinator to receive an assigned cleanup location, a briefing on roadside safety and trash bags.
All trash collected by participating groups should be disposed of properly. Volunteers may dispose of trash on their own, deliver it to an INDOT location or work with a Trash Bash coordinator to schedule pick up by INDOT.
Motorists are reminded to watch for work crews and volunteers along Indiana highways. As drivers encounter crews, they should slow down, move over, be aware of changing traffic patterns, and always avoid distractions such as cell phones while driving.
